ITV
has appointed ATPI as its sole travel management company in the UK on a multi-year
contract.
ATPI
will work closely with ITV to reduce its carbon emissions within the travel
programme – helping the broadcaster to achieve its goals and report on sustainable travel
developments.
The company has a target to be net
zero by 2030 and plans to reduce emissions
from business travel by 28 per cent on 2020 levels over that same timescale. It has set an internal carbon price
for business travel that will be invested
into a "nature-based sequestration
solution", according to its annual report.
Imelda
Aspinall, ITV travel manager for EMEA and APAC said: “The
enhanced carbon emissions data will really assist our productions in achieving
Albert Certification, as well as integrating the CO2 detail at the point of
booking, to encourage our bookers to make the right choice, which in turn will
support ITV’s Climate Action targets.
“The
integration of their proprietary traveller tracking system has the ability to
incorporate large group bookings which is a real plus, and an essential to any
travel programme in the current climate.”
James
Draper, head of sales – corporate, media & sports UK at ATPI added: “Expanding
our production and film crew client portfolio by supporting ITV’s travel
services is an exciting step. We will be working with them to develop and
roll-out a travel programme that fits within their climate change targets. Sustainable
travel is an area we’re passionate about as a business, and we’re looking
forward to seeing where we can get to in partnership with ITV.”